“But only he who, himself enlightened, is not afraid of shadows.”

An action, to have moral worth, must be done from duty.

Man desires concord; but nature know better what is good for his species; she desires discord.

From the crooked timber of humanity, a straight board cannot be hewn.

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.

Never wish to see a just cause defended with unjust means.

A great part, perhaps the greatest part, of the business of our reason consists in the analysation of the conceptions which we already possess of objects.

How then is perfection to be sought? Wherein lies our hope? In education, and in nothing else.

By a lie a man throws away, and as it were, annihilates his dignity as a man.

The hand is the visible part of the brain.

Have the courage to use your own reason- That is the motto of enlightenment.

What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope?

Dignity is a value that creates irreplaceability.

Give me matter, and I will construct a world out of it!

Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance from another.

The history of nature, begins with good, for it is God’s work; the history of freedom begins with badness, for it is man’s work.

Nothing is divine but what is agreeable to reason.

Don’t be afraid to speak up, because someone will be there for you.

I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can’t find a way of avoiding it.

Find what you are afraid of, face it, and then you won’t be afraid of it anymore.

Just don’t hold back. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes and stuff.

I think what I’ve come to now is, that fear is good; it’s what life is about. You need to be afraid because fear gives you the strength to carry on important tasks.

To the heart in you, don’t be afraid to feel. To the sun in you, don’t be afraid to shine. To the love in you, don’t be afraid to heal. To the ocean in you, don’t be afraid to rage. To the silence in you, don’t be afraid to break.

The depth of your soul cannot be reached by those afraid to swim.

Most of us are so caught in righteousness, we’re afraid of truth.